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St. Thomas' Church, Whitemarsh Welcomes You!
Great Things Here and Beyond Dear Friends:
The last ordinaUon held at St. Thomas’ Church was for the Rev. David Canan over 25 years ago. Hence, it will be an incredibly special day when Bishop Cli<on Daniel comes to St. Thomas’ at 11 a.m. on Saturday, December 13 to ordain the Rev. Daniel Stroud, our wonderful deacon, to the priesthood. Daniel was sponsored for holy orders by the Diocese of East Carolina, where Bishop Daniel formerly served as bishop. Daniel and Lara’s family and friends will join us along with some diocesan clergy. A<er the service, the Hospitality Commission will offer a fesUve recepUon in Daniel’s honor, which will take the place of our annual Christmas party. Wear your Christmas finery. Please plan on a\ending. Our fall worship a\endance has been incredibly strong this year. Our a\endance for the first ten Sundays, starUng on September 7th, has been 39 percent higher than in the same Umeframe in 2013. We had 69 parents and children ages six and under gather for First Steps to Worship on All Saints’ Sunday, se_ng a record for this service. Faith at Five is doing well, too. During these first ten Sundays of the fall we have averaged 370 people in worship as opposed to 269 in 2013. As January 1 approaches, I encourage you to get ready for The Bible Challenge 2015. There are lots of ways to parUcipate, ranging from reading my new book A Journey with Mark: A 50-­‐Day Bible Challenge to reading the enUre New Testament, Psalms and Proverbs to the enUre Bible in a year. Those who have already read the Bible are encouraged to do it again or read it in a different translaUon or listen to it audibly. Our goal is to help as many people as possible develop a life-­‐long daily spiritual discipline of reading the Bible in order to be transformed constantly by God’s love and wisdom. We also have a wide variety of Bible studies and other opUons for you to grow in your love of God’s Word.
Lastly, I was privileged to meet with the Archbishop of Canterbury in London in October. His wife, Caroline, and he have visited all 38 provinces of the Anglican Communion, spending over 200 hours in airplanes and traveling four Umes around the world. They are building bridges with people throughout the Anglican Communion. It was a joy to give the Archbishop a copy of my new book.
As Christmas approaches, we pray that God will shower your loved ones and you with many blessings.
With peace and joy and graUtude, Photo of Archbishop JusUn Welby holding Rev. Marek's new book.
Marek Faith at Five Fun, Fes4ve Event for the en4re Family! Sunday, December 7th Come to Faith at Five in the church … then join in on the fun of Christmas arts & cra<s for the whole family! A casual, family-­‐friendly dinner will also be served. So please join us for dinner and cra<s at the home of: The Thayer Family, 740 Hunt Lane, Flourtown, PA 19031 -­‐ 484.683.5324 We look forward to seeing you a<er the 5:00pm service!
Advent is my Favorite Season of the Church Year. !
I love the excitement of preparing for Christmas; growing up with a German mother, we incorporated many of her tradiUons to help us get ready to welcome Christ into our home. In addiUon to singing Advent carols, opening Advent calendars (my three siblings and I loved the chocolate one the best), and decoraUng the house with garlands and homemade snowflakes, we took turns lighUng the candles on the Advent wreath. Each week as we lit another candle, we said a prayer specifically for that week. Occasionally we read the Gospel reading from the past Sunday; other Umes we discussed what was going on in our lives as we watched the shadows of the flames flickering on the wall. Now with four kids all involved in sports and music (sound familiar?), my family wasn’t able to do this every night, but when we did, we enjoyed having some Ume to just sit around the table together. !
As we all know, what with Christmas decoraUons, toys, and even egg nog already popping up in late October (October!!), the season can o<en be franUc and exasperaUng. To counter the stress, this Advent I invite you to make Ume to slow down, spend a few minutes in silence, read some Advent reflecUons, and pray. In your bulleUns on the first Sunday of Advent (and in the cubbies at the nursery school), you will find an insert with Advent prayers. They can be said around the dinner table or around an Advent wreath, with family or with friends, or they can be used as a personal prayer pracUce; the choice is up to you! If you have any quesUons about prayer or would like some suggesUons for Advent meditaUons (there are even some good, free ones online!), please feel free to email me at lstroud@s\homaswhitemarsh.org, give me a call, or visit me in my office. I’d love to speak with you! I pray that this Advent season you will truly be able to sense Christ’s presence in your lives. !
Blessings, Lara Comfort of Advent Service – Wednesday, December 10th at 7:00pm in the church Of the many events throughout any year which renew our sense of loss, the approaching holiday season is perhaps the most difficult. Everywhere we turn in our daily life we see the atmosphere of the Christmas season conveying a message of joy. !We hear Christmas music all around us. We are inundated with commercials of gi< giving. We hear invariable references about being together with family and friends, which probably causes the greatest pain for many as this is a reminder of their feeling of loss. Many people are suffering the anguish of broken relaUonships; the insecurity of employment and unemployment; the exhausUon of ill health; the hurUng of !
solitude; the loss of a parent; the unimaginable loss of a child; the loneliness of no longer having a beloved spouse to share each day; the loss of a sibling; the loss of a dear friend; the loss of a beloved family pet and loyal companion; all of which can contribute to a feeling of being heavy-­‐hearted in the midst of a society around us who merrily celebraUng the season. There are years when we hurt terribly as the holidays approach and we can’t display the same fesUve spirit as others appear to do. !It is during these Umes we need to make the space and take Ume to acknowledge our sadness and concern. There is comfort in knowing we are not alone. For all of these reasons, we, the Caring Commission and the Worship and Arts Commission, invite you to parUcipate and join in sharing prayers, Scripture, music, and the Lord’s Supper. Please join us for this special service to feel God’s presence in your Ume of darkness and to be comforted knowing that you are not alone, and that God’s Word is ever-­‐present to shine light into our lives. Serving Christ While Serving Those in Need...thank you from the Outreach Commission Harvest FesUval 2014
The Outreach Commission would like to thank all of the volunteers who helped to make the 2014 Harvest Fest a huge success! Over 300 people from ECS St. Barnabas and FAST programs, the Drueding Center and Jane Addams Place enjoyed a day of shopping at the barn, games, hayrides, a pe_ng zoo, face painUng, arts and cra<s, labyrinth walks, flower arranging and a fabulous lunch on the beauUful St. Thomas’ campus. We are so grateful to the Nursery School, the ConfirmaUon class, the Sunday School, the Flower Guild, the grounds crew, the church staff, the clergy and the dozens of Parish volunteers who helped make the event possible. We would also like to thank Zakes Cakes, Flourtown Bakery, Scoogi’s Italian Restaurant, MaGerks Pub and Wawa for their generous donaUons. We are already looking forward to Harvest Fest 2015!
Children and Youth Special Events
Sign up for this year’s Children’s Christmas Pageant December 24, 2014 at 2:00pm Rehearsal Dates/Times: December 8 from 11:15am-­‐12:30pm, December 13 from 4:00-­‐5:30pm, December 20 Dress Rehearsal from 11:15am-­‐12:45pm. For children up to fi<h grade. Go to s\homaswhitemarsh.com and click “Children and Families” to sign up or follow this link: h\p://Unyurl.com/pageant14 !
Youth -­‐ Sign up for this year’s Christmas Tableau December 24, 2014 at 4:00pm Rehearsal Date/Time: December 21, 6:00-­‐7:15pm. For Youth 6-­‐12 grade. TO SIGN UP FOLLOW THIS LINK: h\p://preview.Unyurl.com/xmastableua14
New Outreach Ministry for Sr. High (9-­‐12 grade) and Adults Every second Saturday starUng December 13, 2014, our Sr. High youth and adult chaperones will gather at St. James School in North Philadelphia to build relaUonships with the students there by helping them with their school work, enjoying lunch with them and even joining them for a brief recess Ume. We are with St. James students from 10am-­‐2pm. Learn more about the St. James School: h\p://stjamesphila.org LOCATION: 3217 West Clearfield Street, Philadelphia, PA 19132 !
This ministry is for Sr. High Youth, 9-­‐12 grade and adults. Our goal is to have 12 persons from St. Thomas' present for this ministry each month. Signup Here: h\p://Unyurl.com/helpstjames
Exci4ng News: From St. Thomas' Nursery School wriJen by Shari Petrakis, Director of STNS We had a wonderful in-­‐service October 23 with an early educator on STEM in preschool. This is an approach that teaches us to ask the right quesUons during acUviUes that encourage curiosity and exploraUon in each child. STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. This is an approach we already do at STNS but we were challenged to think bigger and more creaUvely. We got to play in different staUons with water, blocks and musical instruments. We absolutely loved this in-­‐service! We learned to ask the children open-­‐ ended quesUons, to let children observe longer and experiment more. In Science you teach them to predict what might happen if…. When playing with a bucket of water and various objects the child might decide to see if the boat floats with 8 marbles in it or does it sink? We might try to predict how many marbles would it take to sink the larger boat. In Technology (which has nothing to do with computers), we might work with a ramp (which is our technology) and have 5 cars set up to go down the ramp. We might ask the children what happens if we change the ramp by adding cloth to it. Does it slow the cars down? What if we sent a car down backwards? Would it go as fast? In Engineering we might add different variables to change our acUvity. What if we use a bowl in the water instead of a boat -­‐ does it have the same effect? In Math we would ask measurement quesUons. How many or how far? How many cars will go crooked down the ramp? We received many fun resources to incorporate into our already enriching program. I just wanted to share with all of you the excitement we have when learning new ways to teach our children. Paren4ng Sessions: Friday, Jan. 16th at 9:30am -­‐ Helping children learn from their mistakes
Friday, Feb. 20th at 9:30am -­‐ Tips for dealing with children's anger Friday March 27th at 9:30am -­‐ Why parents should not always make things "fair" for their children Dear Friends, We cannot help, I think, that as we get older the beauUful sheen of December becomes something of a dignified paUna. It is true for most of us that we do not mark the approach of Christmas with the same wild-­‐eyed and childlike wonder and anUcipaUon that we once did. Instead of the light of presents at the end of the long tunnel, what we tend to look forward to more is presence; the presence of our family and friends, the presence of our dearest loved ones, and the presence of Christ breaking fresh and new into the world once again. But sUll we wait in anUcipaUon for this new and different kind of treat, even if that paUence is somewhat more serene and less manic than si_ng at the top of the stairs waiUng to get turned loose on whatever Santa may have le< downstairs. This year, however, I find myself with some of the same giddy anUcipaUon I would have recognized in my seven-­‐ or eight-­‐
year-­‐old self. This month I will complete a process that started in earnest on August 8th, 2008, but truly began long before that. On December 13th, at 11:00 in the morning, I’ll be ordained to the Sacred Priesthood in Christ’s one, holy, catholic and apostolic church. Needless to say this is a very big moment for me and my family, but also for St. Thomas’. I would be honored to have all of you come out that Saturday to share in that day and support me in my ministry. But more important than that, this upcoming event has reminded me of the sort of giddy joy with which children approach Christmas. We talk about advent as waiUng, and waiUng it is. But the season is also about anUcipaUon and preparaUon. It is not a passive month in which we bide our Ume, but a period in which we can feel the excitement starUng to build up within unUl it bubbles over at Christmas and we feel the joy of the presence of the Lord and the infinitely comforUng love of God. Perhaps it would be good for us to try and recapture that same anUcipaUon, that same tense, expectant, excited preparing for something wonderful. This advent, live into that anUcipaUon. Try to worry less about lists and presents for children and travel and weather and stress, and allow yourself to take some quiet Ume to think with giddy excitement about the embodied love of God that comes crashing into our lives. O come, let us adore him! The Rev. Daniel Stroud Assistant for Family Ministries Office-­‐ 215.233.3970 x128 Cell-­‐ 910.389.1020 dstroud@s\homaswhitemarsh.org ORDINATION OF DANIEL STROUD TO THE PRIESTHOOD – Saturday, December 13th 11:00am at St. Thomas’ Church. This is the first ordinaUon held at St. Thomas’ Church in 25 years. The last priest to be ordained here was the Rev. David Canan, Rector of Trinity Episcopal Church Ambler. He was ordained by the Rt. Rev. Alden Hathaway from Pi\sburgh. Daniel will be ordained by Bishop Cli<on Daniel. Everyone is welcome to a\end this exciUng event and a recepUon will follow in MacColl Auditorium. The Choir will offer Mozart’s CoronaLon Mass and Veni, Sancte Spiritus, and Elgar’s The Spirit of the Lord with orchestra for this special Mass. !
Photo above is of the Rt. Rev. Alden Hathaway, Bishop of Pi\sburgh ordaining the Rev. David Canan at St. Thomas' Church 25 years ago!
Seniors Luncheon will be held on Wednesday, December 3rd from noon -­‐ 2:30pm in MacColl Auditorium. For lunch, entertainment and friendship! The menu for the day will be pork tenderloin with apricot stuffing, salad, rolls and apple cake. RSVP by November 25th to the church office at 215-­‐233-­‐3970 ext. 110. In lieu of gi<s you may make a donaUon to the American Red Cross for ebola. For more informaUon on this please contact Shannan Geist at shanoons@comcast.net. If you need a ride to the luncheon please call the church office at the phone number menUoned above.
What People Are Saying About the Faith at Five Service...
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David & Laura both like the Faith at Five service -­‐-­‐ for different reasons...
but Laura likes how peaceful and serene it is, while sUll feeling completely inclusive of children. In fact, kids are o<en involved in the service itself! Laura also likes having extra Ume with family at home on Sunday mornings, relaxing and enjoying a nice breakfast without feeling rushed. [Note from David: especially since we’re o<en running late -­‐-­‐ no thanks to me!] In addiUon, we both look forward to seeing new faces at the five o’clock service. Ge_ng reacUons from both newcomers and fellow parishioners as we try this new format really feels like a community The Thayer Family
coming together to make a new idea click. David likes that you can end your weekend with a message that helps start the week off on solid fooUng -­‐-­‐ remembering the words of the sermon from just the night before. David also thinks that hosUng such a service is likely to draw curious individuals from all over the area given the service’s unusual convenience: not only its Uming, but its more casual format. Finally, we both like that there’s an opportunity for socializing a<erward off campus – at someone’s home or even over dinner at a restaurant. In fact, since the gathering tends to be smaller there seems more of a chance to really get to know one another than in larger, more formal se_ngs. SUll, we very much like the morning service – it’s just a relief to know that the evening service is now an opUon for us and the one that we now favor. We very much hope to see you there!
Faith at Five has been a wonderful op@on for our family. With young children, our weekends are o<en busy with sports and acUviUes. Having this service later on Sunday allows us the flexibility to get to all of our acUviUes while sUll being able to worship with the St.Thomas' community. Faith at Five captures the a\enUon of our boys with a good message and provides us a nice way to close our weekends together as a family. -­‐Kim & Steve
The Morris Family
Faith at Five has been a generous gi< to our family! With my mom at age 98, it is difficult to a\end the Sunday morning services, and Faith at Five provides a much more comfortable opUon for worship. The 5 pm service offers the familiarity we appreciate: order of worship, hymns, homily, communion -­‐ in a 45-­‐
minute presentaUon. Once a month the Choral Evensong includes special music in a candlelit sanctuary. We express our sincere graUtude for the opportunity of Sunday worship at St. Thomas' during a Ume of day which accommodates the individual needs of families. -­‐ Bonnie McKeever Lois Smit and her daughter Bonnie McKeever
We have been a8ending Faith at Five this fall. It is a different experience than the morning service. Sunday morning is a pageant, a celebraUon, with the chorus singing and the organ playing. The 5:00 PM service is quieter. We sing , Derrick plays the piano instead of the organ, and there is a more inUmate feel. A long week has passed. A busy weekend is over. It is Ume for prayer and a though{ul homily before the week starts again. We will sUll go to Sunday morning service someUmes, but Faith at Five works for us. -­‐David and Lorraine Rodgers May the Guns Fall Silent Upon the Night the Angels Sang (Pope Benedict XV) !
WriJen by Lisa Lonie, Carillonneur
This Christmas Eve marks the 100th anniversary of the Christmas truce -­‐ a Ume when at the beginning of WWI soldiers on both sides of the German-­‐BriUsh front sang Silent Night, each in their naUve tongue, on Christmas eve 1914. German soldiers placed candles on their trenches and on trees, and there were even brief excursions across No Man’s Land to exchange small gi<s such as bu\ons and food. Several soccer matches took place on Christmas day between the armies. A cross in Flanders marks the place of the first Christmas truce (photo credit: Alan Jennings).
St. Thomas’ carillon will join other carillons across the world and play Silent Night at 7:14p.m. on Christmas eve to mark this unofficial outbreak of peace in a war that would last another four years.
CHORAL CONCERT – The Thirteen Saturday, December 20 at 5:30 p.m. in the church. Join us for your favorite Christmas carols, as well as Christmas works from the Franco-­‐Flemish tradiUon. Sure to delight concert-­‐goers of any age. Founded in 2012, the professional chamber choir The Thirteen has quickly garnered a reputaUon of excepUonalism. The Thirteen is an ensemble of 13 professional musicians based in the New York City area, specializing in the masterpieces of the Renaissance and Baroque, especially the early and middle Tudor periods. The Thirteen performs regularly throughout the northern mid-­‐AtlanUc and tours throughout the United States.
WOMEN’S RETREAT: Women Encountering Jesus Friday, January 23 to Sunday, January 25, 2015 at the Pendle Hill Conference Center -­‐ Retreat Leader Helen White -­‐ Join women of St. Thomas’ as we return to Pendle Hill for a weekend of reflecUon and rejuvenaUon. Helen White, dear friend of St. Thomas’ and well-­‐respected educator, will lead us as we learn about some of the women in scripture who have encountered Jesus. Check-­‐in Friday evening, dinner, and gathering by the fire. Saturday includes discussions, small groups and private reflecUve Ume ending with a celebraUon of the Eucharist. Encounter the arUst within in a workshop led by Pam Jameson on Saturday evening. Sunday morning brings the opportunity to a\end a Quaker meeUng and closing prayer. The cost of the retreat is $260 and includes room, meals, and access to art faciliUes. Please make checks payable to St. Thomas’ Church and note “Women’s 2015 Retreat” in the memo line. Space is limited so please reserve your spot early! Send checks to Elisa Marshall, 2 Mill Race, Springhouse, PA 19477. If you have any quesUons, please contact Cheryl Brown – cbfairway286@aol.com, Mikie Fernley – afernley@aol.com or Elisa Marshall – elisamarshall101@comcast.net. The Annual mee4ng is scheduled for Sunday, April 19th. The meeUng Ume is at 11:00 a.m. in place of the adult forum. Commissions are requested to provide a one page report which is due to Don Beistline by Wednesday, April 8th. One page report, MS Word, New Times Roman 12 pt, upper and lower case (not all caps), Commission chair, Vestry RepresentaUve and staff liaison should appear at the bo\om of the report. The report period is to cover January through December 2014. Email reports to donb@s\homaswhitemarsh.org. !
The nomina4ng commi[ee will submit names of nominees to serve as members of the Vestry. NominaUons may also be made by any twenty-­‐five members of the church by informing the Vestry of such nominaUon(s) at least one month before the date of the Annual MeeUng, giving the name(s) of the nominee(s) and by whom nominated. These names shall be available at least ten business days before the Annual MeeUng.
Resources for Ministry Monthly Focus: Offering Inspiring Worship – What Your Giving Supports Gre\a Ward, Altar Guild Leader (behind the scenes at every service) In all services, the enUre ChrisUan assembly parUcipates in such a way that the members of each order within the Church, lay persons, bishops, priests, and deacons, fulfill the funcUons proper to their respecUve orders, as set forth in the rubrical direcUons for each service. Book of Common Prayer p.13 Acolytes: An acolyte can assist in worship by carrying a processional cross, lighUng candles, holding the Gospel book, holding candles or "torches", assisUng a deacon or priest set up and clean up at the altar, handing the offering plates to ushers, and many other tasks as seen fit by the priest or verger. Altar Guild: prepares the sanctuary for worship, sets up for the liturgical season (linens and vestments) and cares for the vessels. Communica4ons Department: prepares two weekly emails and three service bulleUns as well as announcements, postcards, posters, Facebook posts, banners and adverUsements. Produces a monthly Parish Call, periodic Program Guides and website management designed to keep you informed and engaged. Director of Parish Par4cipa4on: is available on Sundays to answer quesUons, hear about problems or concerns, guide visitors to Forums, Discovery Hour, Bible Study and to assist in worship where needed. Flower Deliverers: take flowers from the altar to those who are shut-­‐in, ill, celebraUng a new birth or otherwise in need of care. Flower Guild: designs and arranges flowers for the sanctuary for Sunday worship and other days of worship and celebraUon. Greeters: seek to idenUfy visitors and worshippers who are new to the St. Thomas’ community, to make them feel welcome at our services, to answer any quesUons they may have about our parish, and to assist them in finding their place in our midst. Lay Readers: are assigned to read a Biblical text or prayers other than the Gospel
Music – will be in a later issue.
Priests: ordained ministers of the Church having the authority to perform certain rites and administer certain sacraments.
Sexton: acts as caretaker of the church and its contents, the other buildings and the grounds. He/she helps prepare rooms for acUviUes and cleans up a<er events and between services. Ushers: greet people entering the service, seat a\endees (if space is limited), collect the Uthes and offerings, keep order at the entrance, distribute bulleUns and look out for the needs of the people. Vergers: play a very prominent role behind the scenes, discreetly shepherding the worship parUcipants through the service.
20th Annual “Be An Angel” Christmas Party Sunday, December 14, 2014 1 – 3:00p.m -­‐ MacColl Auditorium. St. Thomas' will once again offer a fesUve holiday meal and acUviUes for 30+ families from the ECS FAST Housing program. This program enables chronically homeless mothers to receive and maintain permanent housing, as well as intensive case management involving life and parenUng skills. We are looking for angels to: Donate a cooked turkey – 20+ turkeys are needed (drop off morning of event) Contact directly at: rosellaharvey@hotmail.com or call 215.643.3766 Host guests and serve the meal Carve turkeys (morning of event) Set tables with dinnerware (acer 9:30 service on event day) Assist guests with crac-­‐making Post-­‐party clean up: wash dishes, sweep floor and bag trash. Donate brand new miJens, gloves, hats & socks for moms and children in all sizes Sign up today! Email or call: Amy Hirsch ahhirsch@verizon.net or 215-­‐542-­‐0835 or Lisa Pacheco lisadpacheco@gmail.net or 215-­‐ 593-­‐7255. In Our Thoughts & Prayers during the month of December… !
Joining with our Parish Prayer Chain, who pray daily for those who request our prayers, we ask you to pray during the month of December for Rene Cadwalder, Cynthia Cheston, Gertrude, Ibitz Dolan, Jennifer Dawes, Nancy Johnson, Jacobo Gracia-­‐Lago, Kim Morris, Be\y and Paul Pike, Dot Powell, Carl Purple, Lois Smit, Jim Walton, the Carey family, the Dyer Family, the Magda family, the Packer Family. Strengthen your servants, O God, to do what they have to do and bear that in accepLng your healing they may be restored to usefulness in your world with a thankful heart. !
We offer prayers for those serving in the military. Almighty God, we commend your gracious care and keeping all the men and women of our armed forces both at home and abroad. Give them courage to face perils and grant them a sense of your abiding presence wherever they may be. !
We offer our prayers for the thousands of people in hundreds of churches across the United States and around the world that are parUcipaUng in The Bible Challenge. Ever-­‐living God, whose will it is that all should come to you through your Son Jesus Christ, inspire our witness to him, that all may know the power of his forgiveness and the hope of the resurrecLon. !
We pray for Tyler Doherty as conUnues in the ordinaUon process at Virginia Theological Seminary and for the Rev. Daniel Stroud who will be ordained to the priesthood on December 13 at St. Thomas'. Guide and sancLfy, we pray, those whom you call to follow you that by their prayer and service they may enrich your Church. !
For those who were bapUzed on November 1: Audrey Flagler Harris, Michael James Kane, Jillian Donahue Kane, Lane Maren McLaughlin, Evelyn Alexandra O’Donnell. !
For the wedding of Alex Carrington and Jessica Sauers who will be married on Saturday, December 13. !
We give thanks for the lives and ministries Charles Canfield, Frank Carey, Alice Guerin Cronin, Mary (Lou) Louise Mann. Grant to them eternal rest and let light perpetual shine up on them. Speeders Program: Wednesday, January 21st in MacColl Auditorium at 11:30 for luncheon and speaker David Rowland. He is the President of the Old York Road Historical Society and will speak about the Philadelphia area architecture of Horace Trumbauer.
JOB OPPORTUNITY: Opening for a Weekend Sexton at St. Thomas’. This person is required to live on the property in the corner house, as one of the primary purposes is to provide on-­‐premise security. The weekend sexton is responsible for securing the buildings each evening and weekend; providing weekend support for all acUviUes; and covering weddings and some funerals. This is a criUcal staff person who must be able to interface with parishioners and others in the conduct of their work. Please contact Don Beistline at 215-­‐233-­‐3970 ext. 111. THE CLERGY: The Rev. Marek P. Zabriskie, Rector; The Rev. William Marquand deHeyman, Associate Clergy; The Rev. Daniel Stroud and the Rev. Lara Stroud, Assistants to the Rector for Family Ministries THE STAFF: Don Beistline, Jake Beistline, Anita Burke, Lorri Camilleri, David Clark, Paul Deck, Derrick Goff, Sue Kovalcik, Judy Lloyd, Lisa Lonie, Kay Luckiewicz, Shari Petrakis, Don Schweiger, Barbara Lee Stechert, Tommy Thompson THE VESTRY: Margaret Wallis, Senior Warden; Pa\y Billock, Junior Warden; Kathleen Schneer, AccounUng Warden; Megan Thompson, Youth RepresentaUve, Ted Brown, Amy Hirsch, Pem Hutchinson, Michael Lewis, Susan Miller, Neal Pra\, Leslie Purple, Alan Smith, & Jim Weiss. Please feel free to email us at communicaUons@s\homaswhitemarsh.org